This particular song incorporates the kora, the 21-string harp of the Mande people of West Africa, which is believed to have originated in Guinea-Bissau. "Krebo Cheo" has solid reggae skank ...

He opens the album on contemporary kora, playing a stunning 10-minute piece based on a traditional song of the Mali’s nomadic Peul people, “Si naani,” and switches to a traditional ...

The world has lost a significant musical ambassador for the Mande people of west Africa - the virtuoso kora player, composer, and collaborator from Mali, Toumani Diabaté. He died on 19 July ...

John Arthur, a 60-year-old community elder says the first inhabitants of the Nzulezo migrated from Mali in the 15th century after a war with the Mande people of West Africa over their fertile land ...

He even passed out a glossary of useful terms to students. The Mande people believe while one is born a person, one develops a personhood — an identity known as a togo, Keita explained. The togo is in ...

As a scholar of the music of the Mande people, I have traced Toumani Diabaté’s music and influence for decades and join Malians in celebrating his astonishing contemporary legacy. When Toumani ...